Making cyanotypes (or "blueprints") is one of the most pleasurable fair-weather activities around. You get to make beautiful, indigo-colored photograms while hanging out in the sunshine, making it the perfect summer activity.
Cyanotypes are a form of cameraless photography invented in 1842 but John Herschel. A sheet of paper (or fabric, or wood) is coated with light-sensitive chemicals. Objects are placed onto the surface and it's then...
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It's time for a little summer gift certificate bonus! We'll add on 10% extra in value for all Brainery gift certificates purchased from Tuesday, June 11 - Tuesday, June 18th! Gift certificates never expire and can be purchased in just about any denomination you desire. Grab one for your friends or yourself and make your dollars go a bit further!
PS - since we have to add the value on manually, please give us a day or so to...
It only took us about 10 years to realize we should probably offer up some Brainery t-shirts! You can order one (or a notebook, tote, or sticker) from Teepublic here in just about any color and size under the sun, and we'll keep an eye out for you all rocking them throughout the borough! They're even on sale for the next couple of days, so don't delay.
Keep an eye out for some other gear down the line too, and thank you for your support!
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You might remember Moonlight, the dumped cat with giant tumors, from our newsletter a few weeks back.
Thanksfully, she had the masses removed in early April, along with a ton of her teeth pulled, and both of the masses ended up being benign! Moonlight is doing great these days and working on gaining lots of weight, and she'd love to chill in a foster home where she doesn't have to deal with my other annoying cats.
Moonlight is a funny lady who...
Today we have a special guest post by longtime Brainery teacher Andrew Coletti, author of the blog Pass the Flamingo, all about about ancient food. Andrew has rounded up some of his favorite books for history buffs, and we hope they'll inspire you!
Here are Andrew's recommendations!
I pretty much fell...
